GP: So she really just helps you put the looks together? JD: Putting things together and picking things out. I never knew one brand from the other--what was good. I always wore everything Barney’s; that was until she told me it wasn’t good. GP: So are you label-conscious now? JD: I am very label conscious, and I always was. For all of the reasons I shouldn’t be, I was. I mean, my favorite designers are John Varvatos, and Marc Jacobs “Marc”, a casual line of his. I really like Steven Allen, and the Brooklyn Brothers. But I was just with one of my friends who dresses celebrities, and told her I liked the Brooklyn Brothers, and she told me they were trash, so I don’t
know-- it’s interesting. GP: What have been the best trends you have seen over the years? And right now what trends do you like? JD: I don’t know why I’m going to say this, but I love me some plaid. And I’m glad it came back, ‘cause I wore a lot of plaid in college. I thought a lot about this, and because I live in New York, I don’t see a monolithic trend. There is such a diversity of what is possible. The only style I haven’t seen is khaki shorts with hiking boots, which was what people wore when I was in college. You don’t see that, but I guarantee if I wore that in New York, I wouldn’t get any looks. I think there is actually a kind of Ralph Lauren edge that does that.